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Basseterre, St. Kitts (June 27, 2007)

Faron Lawrence, the Chairman for the St. Kitts Music Festival Committee said the 11th edition of the summer extravaganza achieved various benchmarks, fulfilling some expectations while surpassing others.

On Tuesday’s edition of SKNIS’ radio programme, Perspectives, Mr. Lawrence noted that this year’s event topped those of previous years.

“It was absolutely fantastic. Every year you have a festival (and at the end) you think this can’t be beaten. It was beaten,” he stressed. “The lineup was fantastic, the shows were outstanding and the feedback I am getting from visitors and locals (who attended the festival) is just great and I am really proud to be associated with this year’s festival as with all the others.”

Although this is Lawrence’s first year as head of the committee, he has served in various capacities since 1997. Prior to assuming the chair, he co-chaired the Festival’s Finance Subcommittee along with Yvonne Merchant Charles.

Mr. Lawrence said his duties are challenging but welcomed the tremendous responsibility.

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Basseterre, St. Kitts (June 18, 2007)

Locals are in for a special treat as renowned British Soprano Alison Buchanan headlines an evening of opera and entertainment on June 29.

According to artistworld.org, Buchanan is respected throughout Europe and the United States, and she has built a strong career with a full repertoire ranging from baroque to contemporary styles.

The Sir Cecil Jacobs Auditorium of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) will be the venue for the event which will also feature the New York-based West Village Quartet. The show will be held under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency the Governor General as part of the fundraising efforts of the Special Olympics ““ “On the Road to Shanghai, China” campaign. This initiative seeks to facilitate the participation of local Special Olympians in the World Games slated for October.

A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia Buchanan is the winner of the Maggie Teyte Competition giving a winner’s concert recital at the Royal Opera House. She has also won The Pavarotti Competition and the Kathleen Ferrier Competition, the Washington International Competition and she was a finalist in the Belvedere Competition in 1997.

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